Hi guys, I read everywhere that according to a lot of people Android with the One UI is the best operating system for phones on the planet and is infinitely better than iOS for countless reasons. I ask a question to those who have full knowledge of the facts because they use the two systems (iOS 17 & One UI 6) on a daily basis, thus knowing them in the smallest detail of real use: why is the One UI indisputably superior to the iPhone, which therefore does not have a shred of sense compared to Galaxy? What are the real-world details that make the iPhone a significantly poorer product than the Galaxy? Thanks to those who will want to answer!
Guess z fold 4 isn’t getting the update
The file manager on iOS has made efforts but it’s still a handicap, iOS is older too, clearly much older… It’s almost vintage ☠️ one ui personally It’s not an OS that makes me dream on a normal smartphone, it’s an OS like any other, on a foldable on the other hand it is exceptional
Try to install pro tools to Android os,… Oops there’s none :/ only for iOS…
What are “pro tools” and why would I want to use it?
Been dual carrying iPhone and Android phones since Galaxy S3 and iPhone 4s
There are some things apple does better.
But nearly EVERYTHING is better, faster, easier, and just works on Android ESPECIALLY on Samsung. (Going from a Samsung to other Android devices is a big step down in usability. BTW Currently using an LG V60 and while it blows away my iPhone 13 in every way. It is a big step down in usability from my Samsung.
And that does not begin to touch on technical limitations of Apple devices.
I also quad drive Apple, Linux, Windows, and Chrome laptops. Things are much closer in this area. With Apple FAR out performing the other devices, but having a worse user interface, and the worst windows and screen management and the worst settings menu ever created in human history. (But holy shit these M1 chips… DAMN! they wreck X64, the benchmarks do not reveal the full truth here.)
Snapdragon Gen 3 & Snapdragon Gen 4 will change the game.
I can’t wait for Windows on ARM that is actually closer to Apple Silicon in performance and Battery life.
What have you heard?
Only if apple stop innovation on their own hardware which is due to happen just abouuuuuut checks watch never
I hate OneUI and iOS, give me stock android any day! Granted OneUI sucks less than it used to, but I still miss stock android on this Samsung phone.
Plus Samsung customer service is f**king attrocious but that is off topic! 😆
I’ve always had the impression that Apple devices are designed for children. It seems like Apple doesn’t fully trust its users and implements a highly restricted operating system to prevent any actions that deviate from their planned user experience. It’s almost as if Apple’s developers have a limited perspective and can’t accommodate different usage scenarios beyond their predefined scope, resulting in constraints on user freedom.
The iOS interface, with its unchanging and brightly coloured icons, comes across as somewhat superficial. The user interface lacks intuitiveness, as some apps use a red bin icon for deletion, while others simply display the word “delete” in plain text, creating inconsistency and the need to search for options. Gesture controls are minimal, and customization options for gestures are practically non-existent. Contextual menus often prove unhelpful, and the file management system is far from ideal, with the exception of the color tagging feature.
To me, iOS feels like an operating system designed for either children or older individuals. In fact, many of my less tech-savvy friends own iPhones and feel completely lost when trying to send an urgent text message from an Android device. This observation reinforces my perception that iOS is an operating system that holds your hand tightly, making sure you don’t make any unwise decisions.
It’s worth noting that I don’t have any qualms with iPhone users; my reservations are primarily directed towards Apple’s operating system and philosophy.
I’ve found it infinitely more difficult to compose and send a text message on android. It seems to have more steps to complete than iOS does which, like why?
iOS is designed to be intuitive so you’ve hit the nail on the head by drawing conclusions to children because quite literally everyone is able to use it with ease. Isn’t that what we all want though? Three steps instead of seven to complete the same task?
The highly restricted operating system is its biggest advantage funnily enough. The iOS App Store filters out malicious apps, the google play store wants to do the same but fails on a large scale putting its users at greater risk. It’s quite a significant difference.
Both operating systems have pros and cons, both are geared toward different people but we’ll always have users of both that will fight tooth and nail to claim supremacy 🤷🏻♂️
By “designed for children” I meant that they were very basic and not necessarily easy to use (compared to Windows and Android in my opinion). I have an iPad and I use a Mac once a week for classes. I consider myself pretty tech savvy and I find iOs quite counterintuitive overall.
It’s just as easy to send a text on Android as on iOS, you just type what you want and hit send.
Android and iOS are equally easy to use.
iOS being locked down has it’s pros and cons, and while you’re less likely to get a virus on iPhones, I prefer being able to side load a bunch of apps as well as not being locked down to one app store, also I’ve never gotten a virus on my android since I don’t download sketchy apps.
sideloading is coming to ios in 2024 tho
Yup its us less tech savy people that like it. I posted a comment few min ago about why I purchased everything apple just this Saturday despite having a zfold4 for little under a yr and my wife having a samsung phone as well. But basically apple is simple and efficient. Perfect for people like me who’s not very tech savy and don’t care to customize just organize few things in efficient manner. Also being a med student it’s the most common phone so transferring files and having all my devices connected to the same cloud without having to think and organize or set anything up really is very helpful for me to study on the go. Had some issues just last week with my windows devices.
Good lock alone should take everyone away from ios
iOS is like Mercedes, stable, boring and not many changes throughout years One ui is like BMW, it’s unreliable but fun
Some pros - pull down interfaces, which are honestly genius, I wish they were more widely adopted by other apps. Zoom out on double tap for easy one handed operation. Easily reachable and system wide back button (instead of per app back button located at the top left). All of that amazing for one handed use.
Multi window, split screen and other viewer shenanigans - rarely needed, but sometimes feel truly amazing to have.
Operating camera with physical buttons (not sure, maybe iPhone also can do this now). Very handy for opening camera, taking picture and closing camera all without literally moving a finger, on the move, in the outstretched hand etc.
Sane keyboard with numbers and special symbols visible.
Probably many other small things we just take for granted on droids.
The camera shutter can be activated using either volume button on iPhone. And 3rd party keyboards are supported, so you can install Gboard, SwiftKey, or others.
Having an on screen back button (if you are not using gestures)
such a basic function but such a useful one
Android just gives more freedom for side loading. I hate OneUI 6 though, might not even upgrade my tablet because of it. Screen time on one battery charge is gone, and the drop down menu is a downgrade. My sister has an iPhone and it doesn’t look better or worse than OneUI 6 so far. OneUI 5 would be a no brainer for me
You basically can’t do the simplest tasks such as going back one window easily on an iOS. Bought the iPad recently and to be honest the operating system is a massive failure. Don’t wanna go into details but the general every day usage on Android is 10x better
I think the lack of back button was a much bigger issue when the iPhone still had a home button. Ever since they switched to gestures, you can basically just swipe from the edge of the screen to go back and swipe across the homebar on the bottom to go back to your last app or other apps easy.
I had an iPhone for a long time, but I’m on an S23 Ultra now. With the back gestures iOS had, it really doesn’t feel that different to me having a dedicated back button/gesture.
One thing I’ve found funny is that I see so many recommending ditching the digital nav buttons on One UI for gestures instead to free up screen space, and at that point navigating and going back are practically identical to how they work on iOS now.
I figured I’d get an iPhone 15 pro max and give it a try since I got a Macbook air because of how good it is compared to windows laptops. Noped out of ios after 2 days. Couldnt stand no back button, the inconsistent menus, no settings in apps, inconsistent looking apps. I mean how in XXI century can I not highlight a word by double tapping it? The most simple tasks like downloading a couple files and emailing them were a burden. Never trying ios again
I’m going to cop it on this sub (this thread just came up in my feed) but everything you described is what my experience of android has been. Just utter pain to use with lots of bugs.
Btw the reason there’s no back button on iOS is because you use gestures instead, it frees up screen real estate and is far more intuitive.
Ok ok now go on with the flaming I’m ready 😶
iOS gestures and intuitive can’t be used in the same sentence IMO, gesture that does not work in all apps/scenarios, and it’s on the wrong side of screen 💀
After I did try iOS myself I know why apple fans like small phones so much, coz you can’t use a bigger one with one hand, it is just so bad
Oh, I have a back button and I also have no buttons on the bottom so the whole screen is free to show whatever I want. How about the top where iphone uses like a cm of screen to cover the “island”? The apple way of implementing no back is stupid and the top left fake back to the previous app is the pinnacle of stupid design.
To be fair the island is interactive so you aren’t losing space at the top, well, I guess I should say it doesn’t feel like you’re losing space because obviously it does house some cutouts. It works really well from a UI perspective :)
The top left corner previous app icon doesn’t need to be used as you can simply swipe horizontally along the bottom of the screen. Or if you prefer give it a little upward motion without lifting and then you get a dock-like view to switch between any open apps.
Different OS means different designs, you went in expecting an Android but didn’t get it. It’s the same frustration when someone used to Windows/Mac/Linux try a different OS.
Did you notice I wrote i got myself a macbook? And Im still using a windows pc at home. Yeah, I changed a bunch of things (how the hell is right button not on by default?), yeah i still don’t like a few things but other things i do enjoy very much. It’s just that with macbook i could change A LOT so that the experience is much more to my liking. With iphone you either use the shitty design or gtfo.
Yup I noticed, and wrote my comment after. I work with different OS’s (and desktop environments in Linux), and phones. I also felt that frustration at first, because I kept expecting those other OS’s to be Windows/Android. My thought process was always like “in Windows this would be simpler”, “in windows this wouldn’t happen”, “in windows…” you get the idea. It only stopped when I started to learn how I’m supposed to work in each environment.
And the vibe I got from your comment was that same frustration.
For example:
no back button
Apps made for iphone are designed around this, so is the OS. There isn’t a back button so most/all apps will have one, and the OS expects you to use gestures to minimize or change apps. Trust me, I “get it”, I also missed this button at first. But then I “got” how iOS works and it’s just different.
no settings in apps
It’s in the Settings app. It’s weird coming from Android and these things being in different places, but it’s not worse or better, it’s just different.
can I not highlight a word by double tapping it
Maybe things changed meanwhile, but on my Samsung Note I also had this problem. The only way to circumvent it at the time was by using the S-pen. On iOS, you can take a screenshot and then select the words that you want.
The most simple tasks like downloading a couple files and emailing them were a burden
I don’t get this one to be honest, as I’m unaware how you do it, but the process for me is pretty similar, if not simpler. Once you download a file, click on the downloads symbol, click on it. Then hold, press share, select mail or any other email app that you use. Done. So I’m guessing you were expecting to do this a certain way like you do on Android, but it’s not. So you got frustrated.
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To be clear, I’m not saying that you’re wrong in preferring one over the other, I’m not saying “nuh uh, iOS better”, I’m not saying you should give it a second chance.
What I’m saying is that they’re different, they require different workflows, and people get frustrated and call it bad because they try to use the same workflow that they used in another OS and expect it to work.
Have you tried navigating through “folders”? You better know in advance where you’re going lol
Bought the iPad recently and to be honest the operating system is a massive failure. Don’t wanna go into details but the general every day usage on Android is 10x better
Exactly, and that must be why every major business, corporation, hospitals, banks and restaurants that uses tablets (which is the majority) only use iPads. They are certainly not using Android tablets.
they just use a single web interface or an internal app, they don’t use ipads like regular people use it. that’s not a comparison. Not to discredit Ipad has incredible battery life.
The Android tablet experience is beyond subpar imo. Most just feel like stretched out phones
The galaxy tab is the first I’ve actually felt comparable to an iPad, but I still get the random app that isn’t designed for anything other than a phone which goes into portrait and is super small
Yea when I sold solar we used iPads. I bought a 13 pro max as well. Dreadful to me but I guess if you have only used apple you might like it but android is just so much better imo. 13 pro max lasted a few months then back on eBay. I believe all the businesses use apple because they believe it is more secure and under the false pretense that apple is more reliable. Apple is definitely super laggy and buggy when just a couple models old in their tablets and their phones. Not a fan at all. My parents iPhone 11’s lag and glitch more than anything. I got them 13’s for Christmas. I’d rather get them on Samsung but they’re used to the iPhone. It’s all they’ve ever known.
You basically can’t do the simplest tasks such as going back one window easily on an iOS. Bought the iPad recently and to be honest the operating system is a massive failure. Don’t wanna go into details but the general every day usage on Android is 10x better
I found using my iPad extremely easy to interact and navigate with; so easy that I use the tablet more than my Windows PC - for simple tasks, like web browsing, music, Youtube, etc.
I also switched from Samsung to iPhone, as iOS is so much simpler and easier to use. It’s definitely inferior to One UI, but for me is more than enough. I also love Face ID, another reason for me buying the iPhone.
You can’t? I just swipe from the side.
No, they both have pros and cons. Neither the destroys the other.
Split split screen, floating windows, sidebar, Dex.
I use nova launcher